Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Mereworth, Kent
Professional extract fan repair in and around Mereworth, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
Honest limits
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Mereworth
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Bearings
About our extract fan repair in Mereworth
Across Mereworth, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from rattling and humming to a fan that has stopped dead. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it or fit a replacement when it’s beyond repair. The work covers bearings, fan housings and roof and wall fans, and the jobs we see most are a motor that trips out or overheats and a squealing belt on start-up.
For a fan repair in or near Mereworth, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Mereworth (ME18)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Mereworth
Will you come out to Mereworth?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Mereworth?
Kitchens in Mereworth are inspected by Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health officers. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Is there help out of hours when the extract fails?
You can reach our emergency line day or night. Cooking without working extraction is not sensible, and we will aim to get it going again.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Places near Mereworth
What else we do in Mereworth
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Mereworth.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
Once we’re done, the extract is back in service. We leave the area tidy and talk you through what we found.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and protects the motor.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Mereworth
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
For school kitchens, at schools like Mereworth Community Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Why it’s worth doing now in Mereworth
In Mereworth, as elsewhere, an extract fan may well sit outside on a wall or roof, where a rattle or a whine can be heard beyond the kitchen. Fixing the cause quietens it down before neighbours notice. If the system at a site near Mereworth fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We’re fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan repair around Mereworth
There are about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Mereworth, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Mereworth is about 26 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Mereworth. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Lawrence's Church or elsewhere in Mereworth, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Mereworth is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Mereworth and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Mereworth among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
All of ME18 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on The Street, Butcher's Lane and Tonbridge Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Herne Pound (1 mile north), Kent Street (1 mile north), New Pound (1 mile north-west), Pizien Well (1 mile east) and West Peckham (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Mereworth
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Queens Head Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Wateringbury station, about 2 miles east. Nearby you will also find Maidstone Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Leybourne Castle (3.6 miles north-east).